D1 – Arrival in Chengdu
Arrival at Chengdu TFU / CTU Airport and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight: Chengdu
D2 – Chengdu → Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve
Drive to Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve.
Highlight Birds: Golden Pheasant, Sooty Bushtit, Slaty Bunting, Tawny Fish Owl, Brown Dipper, Crested Kingfisher, Little Forktail.
Mammals: Takin, Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, Leopard Cat, Tufted Deer, Reeve’s Muntjac, Chinese Goral, Père David’s Rock Squirrel, Yellow-throated Marten, Malayan Porcupine, Wild Boar, Tibetan Macaque, Rhesus Macaque, Chinese Serow, Eurasian Otter, and Asian Black Bear.
Overnight: Tangjiahe
D3–4 – Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve
Two full days dedicated to mammal watching in Tangjiahe.
Mammals: Takin, Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, Leopard Cat, Tufted Deer, Reeve’s Muntjac, Chinese Goral, Père David’s Rock Squirrel, Yellow-throated Marten, Malayan Porcupine, Wild Boar, Tibetan Macaque, Rhesus Macaque, Chinese Serow, Eurasian Otter, and Asian Black Bear.
Overnight: Tangjiahe
D5 – Tangjiahe → Chuanzhusi
Last morning in Tangjiahe, then drive to Chuanzhusi.
Overnight: Chuanzhusi
D6 – Chuanzhusi → Ruoergai
Morning birding around Chuanzhusi before driving to Ruoergai.
Highlight Birds: Tibetan Snowcock, Blue-eared Pheasant, Grandala, Red-fronted Rosefinch, Streaked Rosefinch, White-browed Tit-Warbler, Crested Tit-Warbler, and White-browed Tit.
Overnight: Ruoergai
D7–8 – Ruoergai
Two full days split between the montane forests of Baxi and the high grasslands and wetlands around Flower Lake.
Baxi Forest Highlight birds: Blue-eared Pheasant, Chinese Grouse, Blood Pheasant, Chestnut-throated Monal-Partridge, Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush, Plain (Père David’s) Laughingthrush, Giant Laughingthrush, Sichuan Jay, Spectacled Parrotbill, Crested Tit-Warbler, Chinese Fulvetta, Three-banded Rosefinch, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Przevalski’s Nuthatch, Chinese Nuthatch, and Sichuan Tit.
Flower Lake / Plateau Highlight birds: Black-necked Crane, Ground Tit, Tibetan Lark, Horned Lark, White-rumped Snowfinch, Rufous-necked Snowfinch, Little Owl, and Saker Falcon.
Mammals: Chinese Mountain Cat, Wolf, Pallas’s Cat, Tibetan Fox, Red Fox, Tibetan Gazelle, Plateau Pika, Gansu Pika, and Himalayan Marmot.
Overnight: Ruoergai
D9 – Ruoergai → Wenchuan
Drive to Wenchuan.
Highlight Bird: Golden Pheasant.
Overnight: Wenchuan
D10 – Wenchuan → Labahe
Morning birding in Wenchuan before driving to Labahe.
Mammals: Red Panda, Giant Panda, Sambar, Takin, and Western Red Deer.
Overnight: Labahe
D11 – Labahe → Kangding
Last morning in Labahe, then drive to Kangding (Lianghekou Village).
Overnight: Kangding
D12 – Kangding → Wawushan
Early morning visit to photograph Chinese Monal at the best local site, followed by a transfer to Wawushan.
Highlight Birds: Chinese Monal, White-eared Pheasant, Snow Partridge, Blood Pheasant, and Grandala.
Overnight: Wawushan
D13 – Wawushan
Full exploration of Wawushan’s bamboo forests and boardwalks.
Highlight Birds: Grey-hooded, Brown, Great, Three-toed, Fulvous, Golden, and Ashy-throated Parrotbills; Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, Darjeeling Woodpecker, Three-toed Woodpecker, Spotted Laughingthrush, Red-winged Laughingthrush, and Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon.
Mammal Highlight: Red Panda.
Overnight: Wawushan
D14 – Wawushan → Pingshan
Finish any remaining targets in Wawushan before transferring to Pingshan.
Overnight: Pingshan
D15 – Pingshan (Tanshi Village)
A full day at hides and nearby forest habitats for pheasants and regional endemics.
Highlight Birds: Sichuan Partridge, Lady Amherst’s Pheasant, Temminck’s Tragopan, Silver Pheasant, Chinese Bamboo Partridge, Emei Shan Liocichla, Buffy Laughingthrush, Grey-headed Parrotbill, Chinese Hwamei, and Slaty-backed Forktail.
Overnight: Pingshan
D16 – Pingshan → Chengdu
Morning birding for any remaining targets before driving back to Chengdu. Final evening in Chengdu.
Overnight: Chengdu
D17 – Departure Day
Transfer to Chengdu TFU / CTU Airport for departure.
